The nurses were drawing lots to see who got to shave the handsome male patient's private area in preparation for surgery. Nurse Alice won, went into the room to perform the depilation, but emerged after barely a minute. "I can't keep a straight face long enough to shave him," she told the other nurses. "Mr. Swan has a tattoo on the shaft of his penis. It's his name!"

So the nurses drew lots again. Nurse Brigitte won, went into the room, but like Nurse Alice, soon emerged giggling with a similar story. Finally the extremely attractive Nurse Cecilia volunteered to do the job. She went into the room and emerged after an hour and a half. "No problem," she announced. "I shaved him clean as a baby. Oh, and by the way, his name isn't Mr. Swan. It's Mr. Saskatchewan."

Khan argued Brandon should receive a conditional discharge, meaning if she fulfils the conditions of her probation, she won't have a criminal record. Adamko said the Crown was opposed to that because of the "very serious detrimental effect" on Bjerland and the need to send a strong message to the public that Brandon's actions were criminal.